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most importantly, she believed and her fellow progressive educators believed that a school must instill in children's minds the ability to think independently so that they could participate fully in the american democracy. in 1932 elizabeth irwin's classes were at tp41 -- ps41, and the city at that point withdrew its funding from the experiment. and the parents were so upset their children would not be able to take classes with elizabeth irwin that they banded together and in manager that's famous in the school lore, at a parents' ice cream parlor they got together the money or started to get together the money to start their own school. and so in september 1932 little red schoolhouse opened on bleaker street, and ten years later, in 1942 shortly before elizabeth irwin's death, untimely death, elizabeth irwin high school opened on charlton street. a few blocks south of little red the in what would decades later become soho. so then a few years later in 19, in the 1950s, the parent body of elizabeth irwin and little red made up a roll call of the cultural and artistic society of the day.
most importantly, she believed and her fellow progressive educators believed that a school must instill in children's minds the ability to think independently so that they could participate fully in the american democracy. in 1932 elizabeth irwin's classes were at tp41 -- ps41, and the city at that point withdrew its funding from the experiment. and the parents were so upset their children would not be able to take classes with elizabeth irwin that they banded together and in manager that's...
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employment and decent housing and education and exportation or community. appointed all black men and women to to do not have to be drafted into the war and to fight in the war in vietnam because it was not recognized in civil human rights. this is what was going on. we chose that is the first issue out of our 10-point program that we were going to go out on. and because we heard he had rampant police brutality not only in african-american community that what most impresses and got us to get going with that prior to that was what? a protest movement, an antiwar of protest movement. an antiwar movement that got stopped for blocks from my home in oakland california. 10,000 people in that rally and men who got up around that rally and watch the police open up with the's angels riding their motorcycles, 50 or 60 of them and in plowing into all the peaceful protesters and the police viciously beating all of these protesters. that coupled with birmingham and other civil rights. so we are going to have an organization and we are going to stand on the rights of sel
employment and decent housing and education and exportation or community. appointed all black men and women to to do not have to be drafted into the war and to fight in the war in vietnam because it was not recognized in civil human rights. this is what was going on. we chose that is the first issue out of our 10-point program that we were going to go out on. and because we heard he had rampant police brutality not only in african-american community that what most impresses and got us to get...
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it was only a small number of educated people who knew latin. then in the 18th century it was french, okay, and then it became english in part because of the british empire and because the standing of the united states during the 20th century particularly after world war i and world world war ii. okay. so a lot of people are asking is one language any better than the other in and by the way, there are people who speak different varieties of english around the world. should the brits or the americans tell you how you should speak, or should people be able to define their languages as they wish themselves? the south african accent is very different. should we let people have their own autonomy with the way they speak? this is another kind of big issue because it gets into we'll call it social rights of speakers. are you going to tell me because i speak a version of english that it's not real enough and that i have to do it a particular way? this whole movement towards whatever, you can do it however you want, the movement towards cultural diversit
it was only a small number of educated people who knew latin. then in the 18th century it was french, okay, and then it became english in part because of the british empire and because the standing of the united states during the 20th century particularly after world war i and world world war ii. okay. so a lot of people are asking is one language any better than the other in and by the way, there are people who speak different varieties of english around the world. should the brits or the...
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take a listen. >> american public education has financial crisis. time for new revenue streams. superintendents are looking for ail tern it national revenue streams because they are been passing the buck on to it parents for too long. property taxes are down. it is time for new solutions. >> in different districts they allow company representatives to spend time in the classroom with the kids and pushes the corporation and its name directly at the kids. an increasing number of parents and activists are concerned this is a cynical ploy by corporations. >> the companies aren't doing this out of the goodness of their heart. they are doing it because they want to get that lifetime brand loyalty. i think that school districts really need to think about this. this isn't a donation. this is corporations looking to target children and so it is one thing to take a donation. it is another thing to say in return we are going to allow you to have access to students. >> strong arguments on both sides and citing research that advertising to children is more are than just turning them into fut
take a listen. >> american public education has financial crisis. time for new revenue streams. superintendents are looking for ail tern it national revenue streams because they are been passing the buck on to it parents for too long. property taxes are down. it is time for new solutions. >> in different districts they allow company representatives to spend time in the classroom with the kids and pushes the corporation and its name directly at the kids. an increasing number of...
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as we look forward, despite the challenges, the current partnerships and history of training education and exercise programs for now please norad to defend the nation against the full spectrum of threats. but we will have to work hard with the services to sustain a posture as we deal with programs and budget uncertainties. today and in the future we will remain to be commended for the united states and canada on the vision with our trusted partners that will defend north america, and support them in their times of greatest need. we will need this committee's continued support to meet that vision. and given the opportunity to appear today and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you so much, general jacoby. general kelly? >> mr. chairman, senator inhofe, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear today. on behalf of not only those personnel in afghanistan, but those in southern american. i'm here to talk about the socom. first, transnational organized crime. consist of the responsibilities responsibilities that i haven't security cooperation activities as we
as we look forward, despite the challenges, the current partnerships and history of training education and exercise programs for now please norad to defend the nation against the full spectrum of threats. but we will have to work hard with the services to sustain a posture as we deal with programs and budget uncertainties. today and in the future we will remain to be commended for the united states and canada on the vision with our trusted partners that will defend north america, and support...